Marathi Language Row | Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Ex-MNS Leader Booked For Assaulting Lawyer

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against then Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Akhil Chitre, who was booked in December 2020 for allegedly assaulting a lawyer, who obtained orders against the party and its workers, who were then demanding Amazon to use Marathi language in its daily communications. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale said that the material on record, established a 'prima facie'...

UAPA| Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Bail In Terror Funding Case Involving Cross-Border Syndicate

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has dismissed two appeals filed by accused persons challenging the rejection of their second bail applications, in a major narco-terror case involving cross-border smuggling of heroin, weapons, explosives and alleged terror-funding linked with Pakistan-based handlers, including designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode.A bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Ramesh Kumari said, "Facts of this case it reveals that money received from sale of narcotic...

Jharkhand High Court Commutes Death Sentence Due To Split Verdict Between Division Bench

Recently, the Jharkhand High Court commuted a death sentence to life imprisonment on the ground that a split opinion of the Division Bench on the question of conviction made it impermissible to affirm the capital punishment, even in the absence of any mitigating circumstances.Justice Gautam Kumar Choudhary was hearing a death reference after a Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court had delivered conflicting opinions. Previously, Justice Rangon Mukhopadhyay was of the view that the charge...

Zila Parishad Polls | P&H High Court Declines To Interfere With Refusal To Verify Candidate's NOC; Says Challenge Barred Under Article 243-O

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has declined to interfere in a writ petition filed by a candidate for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections in Punjab, challenging the Halka Patwari's refusal to verify the No Objection Certificate (NOC) required for filing his nomination.Article 243-O of the Constitution bars courts from interfering in Panchayat (local village government) elections and electoral processes, meaning disputes about delimitation (constituency drawing) or the results...

Bombay High Court Questions Maha Govt's Decision To Withdraw Proposal To Amend S.498A IPC, Make It Compoundable

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned as to how the Maharashtra government could withdraw the proposed amendment to Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was passed by the State Assembly in 2018 recommending to make it a compoundable offence.A division bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Manjusha Deshpande was informed that the State Assembly had in 2018 proposed amendment to Section 498A of the IPC, making it a compoundable offence. However, recently, the State Government...

Rajasthan High Court Releases Life Convict In Jail For 22 Yrs For Father's Murder After Amicus's Report Disproves Mental Instability Claim

The Rajasthan High Court directed the premature release of man, imprisoned for life for murdering his father, based on the Amicus Curiae's report that refuted the Advisory Committee's grounds for rejection that the man was a mentally unstable person whose family was not willing to accept him.The division bench of Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur and Justice Anand Sharma had received a letter petition from the Central Jail, Udaipur, in which the Court had appointed an Amicus Curiae to represent...

J&K&L High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of News Report On Cardiac Services Collapse At Jammu Super Speciality Hospital

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday initiated suo motu proceedings after taking note of a news report indicating a complete shutdown of cardiac procedures at the Government Super Speciality Hospital (GSSH), Jammu, owing to suspension of life-saving medical supplies over unpaid dues under the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY scheme.The development occurred during the hearing of four long pending Public Interest Litigations seeking directions for strengthening medical infrastructure...

Aircel-Maxis Case | Madras High Court Issues Notice To ED In Karti Chidambaram's Plea Against Provisional Attachment Of Properties

The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (December 9) issued notice to the ED in Karti P Chidambaram's plea challenging an order of the Appellate Tribunal for SAFEMA, FEMA, PMLA, NDPS, PBPT ACT, dismissing his appeal against a provisional attachment order in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case.The bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan issued notice to the Joint Director, Directorate of Enforcement, returnable by 3 weeks. It may be noted that Karti...

Madras High Court Orders Fresh Review of TVS Motor's Patent Plea For Scooter Frame Design

The Madras High Court has overturned a decision by the Patent Office that had denied TVS Motor Company a patent for its "vehicle frame assembly" invention. The court said the Patent Office did not properly examine how the design worked or whether it was truly obvious from earlier technologies.In its ruling dated November 28, 2025, Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said the refusal order did...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Appointment Of Candidate With 40% Locomotor Disability; Says Expiry Of Select List Cannot Defeat His Right

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to appoint the petitioner, certified as having 40% permanent locomotor disability, observing that he was denied appointment due to the cumbersome procedure adopted by the State and therefore rejecting his candidature merely because the selection list has expired would be unreasonable. The bench of Justice Ashish Shroti observed; "the delay occurred because of cumbersome procedure adopted by respondents and the delay in...

Delhi High Court Bars 28 Websites From Streaming DAZN's Tyson Fury–Oleksandr Usyk Rematch

The Delhi High Court has permanently restrained 28 rogue websites from illegally streaming DAZN's exclusive broadcast of the rematch between heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, held on December 21, 2024. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora passed the order on November 27, 2025, after noting that none of the websites had appeared before the court or filed written statements...

Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Six-Month Extension Granted To Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has upheld a six-month extension of service granted to the Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, and held that its role is not to substitute its own view for that of the Government. The Court reiterated that as Rule 16 of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958 permits such extension and due process was followed, there was no ground to intervene.A Division Bench of Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma remarked that:...